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Malala Yousafzai Attends Muslim Girls' Education Conference Snubbed By Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai arrives at an international summit on girls’ education in Islamabad (Credit: AFP)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world.

The summit has brought together education leaders from Muslim-majority countries, but has been snubbed by Pakistan's neighbour Afghanistan -- the only country in the world where girls' are banned from school.

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